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Phlegm in my throat and post nasal drip after Covid
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Ugh I'm sorry we're all going through this. I'm coming up on a year. I have also tried everything. I have to travel for work soon, and I honestly don't know what I'm going to do because most days, I can't go more than an hour or so without needing to hack up thick mucus.
Also, weeks after I got covid, I developed a nasal perforation, which has since stabilized. No one believes me that I got it from covid, but it wasn't there before. I've never done ANYTHING that would compromise the structural integrity of my nose, but no one believes me. And I've never had sinus problems before covid, so no...I didn't abuse any kind of nasal medication. It's so frustrating.
At this point though, I've confirmed that the placement of the perforation isn't what's contributing to the thick mucus in my throat.
I've ruled out everything else too... Got tested for allergies, had bloodwork done multiple times, chest x-rays, tested for autoimmune disorders etc. Everything looked totally normal, except I do have inflammatory markers in my blood.
Going to try a course of Prilosec in case it's LPR related, but not getting my hopes up.
The last time I felt really normal was when I went on a 5 day round of oral steroids (nasal steroids never provided lasting relief and I've always felt that the problem was mostly my throat, not my nose).
I'm fairly confident my body is in an ongoing inflammatory state for some reason and I just have no idea how to get it to stop.
Other things I've noticed...
- if I sleep, symptoms are much better. If I don't sleep, symptoms are much worse.
- it's worse after eating, but I also have random bouts of it just being bad even when I haven't eaten in hours.
- exercise and fresh air typically make me feel better, except if my nose starts running lol.
Stay strong friends!
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You’ve stated it EXACTLY as I have been living it since August 22. Bloodwork indicating heart failure and lupus. Specialists, cardiac treatments (wrong and made it worse) eliminated heart failure but determined asthma leading to pulmonary treatments (Symbicort effective but not cured) ending up in bacterial bronchitis. ENT findings inconclusive ( see a speech therapist?). A round of pantoprazole didn’t do a thing. Decided to skip gastroenterology figuring it would be just another dead end. 9 months and I’m better but still not right. Exercise is good like you said but when the nose mucous runs it’s like hallelujah ! Better than the dryness with a glob. Mucous relief pills, gum chewing lots of water. But still… snd it’s not even listed as a long covid problem with the CDC. 🙏🏼
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Pretty much the same symptoms and history as you, Callie.
What finally helped (for me) was Amitriptyline prescribed by my EMT. IT’s really an antidepressant, but has the benefit of drying up the mucous and therefore eliminating the cough. I have been on 10 mg for 2 months and wondered i needed it. My doctor suggest going to an every other day dose for a couple of weeks, which I have done for only 4 days, and I can tell there’s more mucous, swallowing and throat clearing, so right now it looks like I’ll stay on meds longer.
Godspeed!